Triple Sikh Wedding Held In Auckland

Press, Volume C, Issue 29681, 27 November 1961, Page 16

Triple Sikh Wedding Held In Auckland

(New Zealand Pres* Association)

AUCKLAND, Nov. 38. In the first triple Sikh wedding ceremony held in New Zealand, Mulkeet, Dalgeet, and Harjeet Singh, daughters of Surain Singh, ot Manawaru, Ta Aroha. were married on Saturday to Santokh, Jasbir, and Harprem Singh. A* th* couples’ and the brides’ sponsors, the tether, undo, and brother ot th*

brides, Surain. Gulzar, and Harball Singh, sat barefoot end cross-legged before * Hindu shrine erected on the stage of the ball, the priestess, Granthi Bibi Caijredted age-old The girls wore traditional satin and embroidered saris and red veils. The men, all turbaned, orthodox Sikhs, whose religion forbid* them to cut their hair or beards, wore plain dark suit*. Seated tn a wheel chair to on* side waa Surain Singh’s father. Gaja Singh, who was brought from the Waikato

Hospital by ambulance to attend the ceremony. A fourth daughter of Surain Singh. Gurmeet. stayed at her grandfattier’s side. He returned to hospital immediately after the wedwedding breakfast Included three wedding cakes Sikh* from many parte of New Zealand the wedding. They included Mr F. 8, Kohli, ot the Indian Commlartoner’* office. briafgroonu wtr? chosen by Surain Singh a* hushends for his daughter* mi a visit to Indi* last year They had not sooken to their bride* before the wedding.